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Desktop Shortwave receiver
QRP HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  20m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ≥ 1 p.p.m. after warm-up (20 minutes)
Tuning steps Continuous ? 1 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 1.5-20 MHz (coils FB A-E)
0.8-34 MHz (coils FB AA-F)
20-160 m (bandspread coils AB 20-160)
0.05-30 MHz depending on coil pack 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne Single conversion ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output External speaker / headphones required Requires external output transformer of 7,000 ohms impedance and external speaker. Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m
Modulations - - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
RF-output ? ? 5 W on battery, 10 W on external power

Connections

Antenna - - BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains ? 9-15 V DC
Current RX ? ? 550 mA
TX - - 3 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1933 and 1934 in USA Between 1934 and 1943 in USA Between 2022 and 20xx in China
Dimensions ? ? 180 × 86 × 49 mm
(7.09 × 3.39 × 1.93 in)
Weight ? ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
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